Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival     Nikon and The Brevard Nature Alliance present
Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival

November 16 - 20, 2005 -- Brevard County, Florida

A celebration of birds and wildlife.

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Schedule of 2005 Presenters by Room and Date

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Classroom 119:
  1. 7:30am-9:00am: Swarovski - Digiscoping Techniques - A Practical Field Experience (Field trip follows): Neil Fifer
  2. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Carl Zeiss Sport Optics - Everything You Want to Know About Optics, But Were Afraid to Ask: Steve Ingraham
  3. 2:30pm-3:30pm: The Kingfisher: Steve Ingraham
  4. 4:00pm-5:00pm:You Are Strictly for the Birds: Joanne Williams
Classroom 121:
  1. 8:00am-9:15am: Space Coast Wildflowers (Field trip follows): Jim Stahl
  2. 1:00pm-2:00pm: The Celestun Special Biosphere Reserve: Verena Gerber
  3. 2:30pm-3:30pm: AAA Adventures: Julio Soto
  4. 4:00pm-5:00pm: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands: Kurt Beate
Classroom 123:
  1. 1:00pm-3:00pm: Image Editing for Digital Photographers 101: Kevin Doxstater
  2. 3:30pm-5:00pm: Beautiful Birds/Beautiful Music and Beautiful Nature/Beautiful Music: Kevin Doxstater
Room 153:
  1. 1:00pm-2:00pm: The Best Birding Spots of Panama: Carlos Bethancourt
  2. 2:30pm-3:30pm: Wings Over Alaska: Karla Hart
  3. 4:00pm-5:00pm: The Future of Birds and Other Wildlife May Depend on the Gopher Tortoise: Dr. Ray Ashton
Auditorium:
  1. 6:00pm-7:30pm: Evening Keynote: Shifting Baselines: Captain Peggy Goldberg

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center:
  1. 8:30am-9:30am: Beginning Birding Workshop (Field trip follows): Nancy Corona and Cary Salter
Gymnatorium Stage:
  1. 2:00pm: The Raptor Project: Jonathan Wood
Classroom 119:
  1. 6:30am-8:15am: Shorebirds Made Simpler: Identification by Impressions Workshop (Field trip follows): Kevin Karlson
  2. 10:15am-11:15am: Bird Photography: Milton Heiberg
  3. 11:30am-12:30pm: Digital Workflow: Reinier Munguia
  4. 1:00pm-2:30pm: Photography Is Art!: John Orehovec
  5. 3:00pm-5:00pm: Image Editing for Digital Photographers 201: Kevin Doxstater
Classroom 121:
  1. 6:30am-8:00am: Beach Birds Workshop (Field trip follows): Adam Kent
  2. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Eagle Optics - Optics Workshop: Kate Fitzmier
  3. 2:30pm-3:30pm: Searching For Swallowtails: Susan Cerulean
  4. 4:00pm-5:00pm: Exotic and Easy Birding in Brazil and Uruguay: Xavier Munoz
Classroom 123:
  1. 7:30am-9:00am: Nikon - Digiscoping - History, Digital Innovation and Nikon's New System (Field trip follows): Mike Freiberg
  2. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Hike Florida!: Sandra Friend
  3. 2:30pm-3:30pm: The Ecuadorian Andes and Rainforest: Kurt Beate
  4. 4:00pm-5:00pm: The Migrations and Conservation of Red Knots in the Americas: Brian Harrington
Room 153
  1. 11:00am-12:00pm: Alaska - Come Watch Our Wildlife: Karla Hart
  2. 1:00pm-2:00pm: The Best Birding Spots of Panama: Carlos Bethancourt
  3. 2:30pm-3:30pm: Black Rails: Mike Legare
  4. 4:00pm-5:00pm: South Florida Exotics: Larry Manfredi
Community Dining Room
  1. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Wonderful Hummingbirds of Ecuador: Xavier Munoz
  2. 2:15-3:15: The Birds of Ria Celustun: Alexander Dzib
  3. 3:30pm-5:30pm: Raptors I Workshop: Jeff Bouton
Auditorium
  1. 4:00pm-5:00pm: Snowy Owls: Denver Holt
  2. 6:00pm-7:30pm: Evening Keynote: How Digiscoping Led Me to the Wonderful World of Birds: Neil Fifer

Friday, November 18, 2005

Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center:
  1. The Florida Scrub-Jay and Scrub Fire Ecology (Field trip follows): Dave Breininger and Dr. Paul Schmalzer
Gymanatorium Stage:
  1. 9:30am, 2:00pm and 3:30pm: The Raptor Project: Jonathan Wood
Classroom 119:
  1. 6:30am-8:15am: Advanced Shorebirds Workshop (field trip follows): Brian Harrington
  2. 11:00am-12:30pm: Photography is Art!: John Orehovec
  3. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Wings Over Alaska: Karla Hart
  4. 2:30pm-3:30pm: The Gulf Bird Observatory: Linking the Land, Birds and People of the Gulf of Mexico: Cecilia Riley
  5. 4:00pm-5:00pm: The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Jeremy Roberts
Classroom 121:
  1. 7:30am-8:30am: Eagle Optics - Digiscoping Workshop (Field trip follows): Ben Lizdas and Jeff Bouton
  2. 1:00pm-2:00pm: The Great Texas Birding Classic: A Birdwatching Tournament Extraordinary: Carol Jones
  3. 2:30pm-3:30pm: Searching For Swallowtails: Susan Cerulean
  4. 4:00pm-5:00pm: Shorebird Conservation: The U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan and the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network: Brian Harrington
Classroom 123:
  1. 9:00am-10:30am: Identification of Central Florida Butterflies: Buck and Linda Cooper
  2. 11:00am-12:15pm: Florida Growth Videos: Phantom Future and Changing Lanes: George Sibley
  3. 1:00pm-2:00pm: The Future of Birds and Other Wildlife May Depend on the Gopher Tortoise: Dr. Ray Ashton
  4. 2:15pm-3:15pm: AAA Adventures: Julio Soto
  5. 3:30pm-5:30pm: Photoshop for Nature Photographers: Reinier Mungui
Room 153:
  1. 8:00am-9:30am: The Life of Birds: Reinier Munguia
  2. 10:15am-11:15am: The World of Bats: George and Cyndi Marks
  3. 11:30am-12:30pm: Eagles in Florida: Lynda White
  4. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Barn Owls: Farmer's Friend, Teacher's Pet: Dr. Richard Raid
  5. 2:30pm-3:30pm: Black Rails: Mike Legare
  6. 4:00pm-5:00pm: Helpful Tips for Tropical Birding: Victor Emanuel
Community Dining Room:
  1. 1:00pm-2:30pm: Seabirds Workshop: Larry Manfredi
  2. 3:00pm-5:00pm: Raptors II Workshop: Jeff Bouton
Auditorium:
  1. 10:30am-12:30pm: Macrophotography 101: Reinier Munguia
  2. 1:00pm-2:00pm: You're Strictly for the Birds: Joanne Williams
  3. 2:30pm-3:30pm: Interpretations of Nature Series: Merritt Island and the St. Johns River: Milton Heiberg
  4. 4:00pm-5:00pm: Snowy Owls: Denver Holt
  5. 6:00pm-7:30pm: Evening Keynote: The Ten Best Birding Areas in the World: Victor Emanuel

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Merritt Island Refuge Visitor Center:
  1. 8:00am-9:15am: The Florida Scrub-Jay and Scrub Fire Ecology (Field trip follows): Dave Breininger and Dr. Paul Schmalzer
  2. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Beginning Birding Workshop (Field trip follows): Nancy Corona and Cary Salter
Gymnatorium Stage:
  1. 10:00am, 2:00pm and 3:30pm: The Raptor Project: Jonathan Wood
Outside Gazebo:
  1. 9:00am-10:30am: Dissection of Owl Pellets or "What's for Dinner?": Dr. Richard Raid and Jason Martin
  2. 11:00am-12:30pm: Owl House of Dreams: If You Build It, They Will Come: Dr. Richard Raid and Jason Martin
Classroom 119:
  1. 9:00am-10:30am: Butterflies and Blooms: Serendipity: Buck and Linda Cooper
  2. 1:00pm-1:45pm: Deep Coral Communities Off the Space Coast of Eastern Florida: Andrew Shepard
  3. 2:00pm-2:45pm: The Indian River lagoon Bottlenose Dolphin Health Assessment Program: A Sentinel for Emerging Mammal Disease and Ecosystem Health: Dr. Greg Bossart
  4. 3:00pm-4:00pm: Space Applications to Marine Research: Larry Harvey
  5. 4:15pm-5:00pm: Aquarius Inner Space Station: Living, Working and Observing Beneath the Sea: Andrew Shepard
Classroom 121:
  1. 6:30am-8:15am: Gull and Tern ID Workshop (Field trip follows): Jeff Bouton
  2. 9:00am-10:00am: Brunton - Choosing the Right Optics for You Workshop (Second part of workshop is outside): Jim Danzenbaker
  3. 11:00am-12:30pm: Bird Photography 101: Renier Munguia
  4. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Eco-trips In and Near the Space Coast: Holly Ambrose
  5. 2:30pm-3:30pm: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands: Kurt Beate
  6. 3:45pm-5:00pm: Florida Growth Videos: Phantom Future and Changing Lanes: George Sibley
Classroom 123:
  1. 6:30am-8:15am: Shorebirds Made Simpler: Identification by Impressions Workshop (Field trip follows): Kevin Karlson
  2. 9:00am-10:00am: Exotic and Easy Birding in Brazil and Uruguay: Xavier Munoz
  3. 10:15am-11:15am: Seven-fold Path to Better Birding Workshop: Steve Ingraham
  4. 11:30am-12:30pm: Wonderful Hummingbirds of Ecuador: Xavier Munoz
  5. 1:00pm-2:00pm: The Future of Birds and Other Wildlife May Depend on the Gopher Tortoise: Dr. Ray Ashton
  6. 2:15pm-3:15pm: Nature Photography with Canon Digital SLRs: Kevin Doxstater
  7. 3:30pm-5:00pm: Beautiful Birds/Beautiful Music and Beautiful Nature/Beautiful Music: Kevin Doxstater
Room 153:
  1. 6:30am-8:00am: Beach Birds Workshop (Field trip follows): Adam Kent
  2. 9:00am-10:00am: Eagles in Florida: Lynda White
  3. 10:15am-11:15am: Reptiles: It's a Cruel World Out There: Rebecca Bolt
  4. 11:30am-12:30pm: The World of Bats: George and Cyndi Marks
  5. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Alaska - Come Watch Our Wildlife: Karla Hart
  6. 2:30pm-3:30pm: Barn Owls: Farmer's Friend, Teacher's Pet: Dr. Richard Raid
  7. 4:00pm-5:00pm: Helpful Tips for Tropical Birding: Victor Emanuel
Community Dining Room:
  1. 7:30am-9:00am: Nikon - Digiscoping - History, Digital Innovation and Nikon's New System (Field trip follows): Mike Freiberg
  2. 9:00am-10:30am: Photography is Art!: John Orehovec
  3. 11:15am-12:45pm: Close-up Photography (Second part of workshop is outside): Milton Heiberg
  4. 1:00pm-2:00pm: When I Get Around to it: Steve Ingraham's Sure-Fire Solution to Empidonax Flycatchers, LBJs, Peeps and Immature Gulls Workshop: Steve Ingraham
  5. 2:15pm-3:15pm: The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Jeremy Roberts
  6. 3:30pm-5:00pm: Sparrow ID Workshop: Adam Kent
Auditorium:
  1. 10:00am-11:00am: Florida Fossil Hunting: Brian Sherman
  2. 11:30am-12:30pm: Multidisciplinary Investigations at West Williams, an Archaic Site in Hillsborough County: Dr. Robert Austin
  3. 1:00pm-2:00pm: Prehistory of East Central Florida: 13,000-3,000 Years Ago: Tom Penders
  4. 2:30pm-3:30pm: The Ais Indians: Brevard's Prehistoric Inhabitants: David McDonald
  5. 4:00pm-5:00pm: The Pine Island Conservation Area Archaeological Project (Sam's Site): Seasons 1 and 2: Tom Penders
  6. 6:00pm-7:30pm: Evening Keynote: The Owls of the United States and Canada: Denver Holt

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Classroom 119:
  1. 6:30am-8:15am: Advanced Shorebirds Workshop (field trip follows): Brian Harrington
  2. 9:00am-10:00am: The Celestun Special Biosphere Reserve: Verena Gerber
  3. 10:15am-11:15am: The Birds of Ria Celustun: Alexander Dzib
  4. 11:30am-12:30am: The Best Birding Spots of Panama: Carlos Bethancourt
Classroom 121:
  1. 6:30am-8:15am: Gull and Tern ID Workshop (Field trip follows): Jeff Bouton
  2. 9:00am-10:00am: The Great Texas Birding Classic: A Birdwatching Tournament Extraordinary: Carol Jones
  3. 10:15am-11:15am: The Ecuadorian Andes and Rainforest: Kurt Beate
  4. 11:30am-12:30pm: The Gulf Bird Observatory: Linking the Land, Birds and People of the Gulf of Mexico: Cecilia Riley
Classroom 123:
  1. 7:30am-9:00am: Swarovski - Digiscoping Techniques - A Practical Field Experience (Field trip follows): Neil Fifer
Room 153:
  1. 9:00am-10:30am: Gardening for Butterflies: Dr. Marc Minno
  2. 10:45am-12:15pm: Florida's Fascinating Butterflies: Dr. Marc Minno
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